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- No. 624,072. Patented May 2, I899.

W. MGCLOSKEY. MACHINE FOR WRAPPING STAY WIRES AROUND LINE WIRES.

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IVILLIAM MCCLOSKEY, OF ESSEX, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES R.DIXON, OF MAIDSTONE, CANADA.

MACHINE FOR'WRAPPING STAY- WIRES AROUND LINE-WIRES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 624,072, dated May 2,1899.

Application filed January 9, 1899. Serial No. 701,629. (No model.)

To all whom as may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MoOLosKnY, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at Essex, in the county of Essex, Province of Ontario,Canada, haveinvented acertain new and useful Improvement inFence-Machines and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to fence-making machines; and it consists inimproved means for wrapping the stay-wires around the line-wire. It isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview. Fig. 2 is a view showing details of the wire-supporting device.Fig. 3 is an, elevation showing the construction of the gear-wheels, andFig. 4 is a sectional view showing the manner of engaging the machinewith a line-wire and details of the wire-holding device.

In the drawings, A is the frame of the machine andis provided with thesleeve a, which serves as the bearing for the driving-shaft a and as ahandle by which the machine is supported with one hand of the operator,while the shaft a is driven through the crank a by the other hand. Theframe is provided at d with a slot adapted to receive a line-wire B.

C is a gear mounted on and driven by the shaft (4. This gear meshes witha gear D, mounted in a housing a formed integral with the frame. Thisgear D has its bearing on its periphery and in the housing and isprovided with the radial slot d, that extends to its axis. The housingis also provided with the slot (1 which at one point in the revolutionof the gear registers with the slot d. The gear 0 is provided with adouble tooth c, that fills the space opened by the slot d, so that thetwo gears mesh all the Way around notwithstanding the slot d in thegear. D. The gears are set at an angle, as shown, and are beveledaccordingly.

The wire for the stay to be made by the machine is furnished in smallcoils, as shown at E, there being enough in each coil for one stay-wire.These coils are formed 011 an independent mandrel. To receive thesecoils, the frame is provided with an annular rim a. This rim 0. iscutaway, as shown best in Fig. 4, to accommodate a tension-spring F,which is secured to said rim, with its free end projecting through thecut-away portion thereof, by a screw-threaded bolt and nut. The tensionof the spring may be changed or adjusted by tightening or loosening saidnut, thereby causing the free end of said spring to project more or lessthrough the rim, as will be clearly seen from said Fig. 4. The coil isplaced over the rim a, and its free end is passed through the gear toengage the linewire.

To operate the device, the frame is engaged with the line-Wire, whichenters the housing and the gear D to the center. The free end of thewire coil mounted on the frame is fixed to the spacing-bar above theline-wire and the crank a given a couple of turns, which causes the gearD to carry the coil around the linewire and coil the stay-wire about itwith the tension given to it by the resistance of the spring F on thewire as it is paid out.

I provide a depression (1 in the gear D to guide the wire and toincrease its tension. The spring tension device may be omitted and theWire coiled around the rim (t or any other suitable tension device maybe employed.

By the construction herein shown the Work can be done Where theline-wires are close together, and the time taken to make the two turnsabout the wire is much less than that necessary where the whole machinetravels around the wire.

the wheel provided with a slot to receive the line-wire and furtherprovided with the rim to receive a coil, and the spring coacting withthe said rim to create friction in the coil, substantially as described.

2. In a fence-machine, the combination of the wheel provided with a slotto receive the line-wire and a rim to receive a coil, the said rimhaving a portion cut away, and a spring connected With said rim andhaving its free end working through said cut-away portion, substantiallyas described.

In a fence-machine, the combination of the wheel provided with a slot toreceive the line-wire, and further provided With a rim to receive thecoil, a spring housed within said rim adapted to give tension to saidcoil, and a screW-tln'eaded bolt and nut adapted to regulate saidtension, substantially as described.

XVILLIAM MCGLOSKEY.

Witnesses:

E. A. WISMER, G. F. CHURCH.

